Preschool: Love Your Family: Session 2—Moses Spoke to Families (August 14)

1s & 2s— Find Pictures in the Bible

Bible Story: Moses Spoke to Families Deuteronomy 4–6 
Life Point: Family members can read the Bible and talk about God.
Weekly Verse: Teach God’s words to your children. Deuteronomy 6:7

Materials: Teaching Picture 11, Read to Me Bible for Kids, paper strips

• Use the paper strips to mark today’s verse and several pictures of Bible families in the Read to Me Bible for Kids. (Possible pictures: Joseph’s Family; Ruth’s Family; Jesus’ Family; Mary and Martha; Timothy’s Family.)
• Invite a preschooler to open the Bible to the marked pages. Talk about how each family loved God. Read the verse.
• Show the Teaching Picture. Say that families can read the Bible and talk about God.

3–Pre-K— Play with Family Figures

Bible Story: Moses Spoke to Families Deuteronomy 4–6 
Life Point: Family members can read the Bible and talk about God.
Weekly Verse: Teach God’s words to your children. Deuteronomy 6:7

Materials: Teaching Picture 11, plastic or wooden family figures, wooden blocks

• Place the Teaching Picture and family figures with the blocks.
• Suggest that the kids could build a house or a church for the family. 
• Show the Teaching Picture and talk about the Bible story. Say that families can read the Bible and talk about God.
• Pray, thanking God for families that read the Bible and learn about God.

Kindergarten— Play with Alphabet Beads and Lace Letters

Bible Story: Moses Spoke to Families Deuteronomy 4–6 
Life Point: Family members can read the Bible and talk about God.
Weekly Verse: Teach God’s words to your children. Deuteronomy 6:7

Materials: Teaching Picture 11, large wooden or plastic alphabet beads, several jumbo foam letters for lacing, laces, plastic dishpan, paper, marker

• Print Moses and God on pieces of paper. Pour the alphabet beads into the dishpan. Lay the lacing letters, laces, and words nearby. Display the Teaching Picture.
• Invite a child to play with the alphabet beads. Prompt her to find the bead to spell her name. Challenge her to spell the words you printed.
• Point to the Teaching Picture and talk about the Bible story. Comment that Moses told the people to teach their children about God.
• Talk about ways kids learn about God at home. Say that families can read the Bible and talk about God. Lead kids to say the Weekly Verse together.